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No. 537,305. Patented Apr. 9, 1895.

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NI'TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DUSTAN A. PAGE AND GEORGE Z. CRUZEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; SAID CRUZENASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO CHARLES W. FAIRRING- TON, OF SAMEPLACE.

FOLDING COT oR BED-BOTTOM.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 537,30 5, dated April 9,1895.

Application filed March 21, 1894. Serial No. 504,508. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Y Be it known that we, DUSTAN A.' PAGE and GEORGE Z. CRUZEN, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFolding or Collapsible Cots or Bed-Bottoms, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in 1o cots or bed-bottoms; andconsists in certain peculiarities .of the construction, novelarrangement, and operation ofthe various parts thereof, as will behereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

1'5 The objects of our invention are, first, to provide a cot orbed-bottom, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, yeteffective in operation and satisfactory inservice; second, such a cot orbed-bottom, in which zo the parts thereof are so constructed that itwill be especially adapted to bottoms made of woven wire, cords, orother suitable, flexible material, which flexible bottom may bestretched taut, and held in such a position under very great weight; andthird, a cot orbed-bottom the parts of which may be readily united ordisconnected, and may be folded together into a compact form or packageoccupyinga minimum amount of space,thus econo- 3o niizing in the cost ofshipping or storage.

to which our invention pertains to make and use the same, we will nowproceed to describe it, referring tothe accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1, is a perspective view of our cot, showing it in position readyfor the bed-clothes and to be occupied. Fig. 2, is a View in sideelevation of the cot inverted, showing in con- 40' tinuous lines, thelegs, head and foot-board thereof folded down, and by dotted lines, theposition the parts willoccupy when the frame is being connected ordisconnected, Ypreparatory to being folded together. Fig. 3, is a bottomplan view of the cotshowing a portion of the frame folded together, inorder that it may be formed into a small package, and apart only of theflexible bottom or woven-Wire. Fig. 4, is an end View of the cot orbed-bottom 5o in a collapsed condition, showing it formed or gagement.

rolled into a small package. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of a portionof one part of one of the side-rails of the frame, showing its socketorjoint plates-secured thereto. Fig. 6, is a like View of the other partof said rail, showing its joint plates secured thereto. Fig. 7, is aview in side elevation of one of the joint plates used on one part ofthe side-rails. Fig. 8, is a similar view of the socket or joint-plateskused on the other part of the side-rail, and 5o showing by dottedlines, the two plates in en- Fig. 9, is a sectional View, taken on line9, 9, of Fig. S, ofone ofthe socket-plates; and Fig. 10, is aperspective View of a portion of the frame, and a part of theflexible-bottom, showing the manner of securing the same thereto.

Similar letters refer to like parts through` out the different views ofthe drawings.

The siderails of the frame or bed-bottom 7o. are made of two pieces orsections A, and B, which are preferably made of wood, and usuallyrectangular in shape, to the outer surface and near the outer ends ofwhich are pivotally secured the vbraces or end-pieces a, which serve thedouble purpose of uniting the side-rails of the frame and of securingthe flexible bottom or wire-fabric C, at its ends.

As is clearly shown in Figs. l, 2, and lO, o-f

, the drawings, the braces a, are formed of two 8o Invorder to enableothers skilled in the artV pieces placed one on the other, and arefirmly secured together by means of bolts or rivets or otherwise, thusclamping the flexible-bottom or fabric C, between them and affording avery secure and inexpensive means of retaining the same in` position. Tothe outer edge of each of the braces a, is secured a piece a to whichthe head-board a2, and foot-board the plate D, adjacent tothe plate E',is formed roo with a rectangular shoulder d, against which fitsasimilarly formed shoulder c, ou the upper portion of the plate E', whenthe said plates are in engagement. As shown the cam-sockel; or grooveD', is provided with a somewhat flaring mouth d', in order to allow otthe easy insertion or removal of the cam-projection E, and is providedwith a coveringr d2, which prevents the lateral dislocation of thecam-pro jection, as is obvious. To the outer surfaces of the side-railsof the cot, are pivotally secured near each end thereof, supporting legsc, which may be folded to the sides ofthe sidepieces, as shown in Fig.2, and are prevented from accidental closing, by means of the springs orstops c attached to the side-rails near the supporting-legs. By placingthe pieces composing the braces a, one on the other, We attain greaterstrength thereby, and it is obvious that as the ends of the wovenwire orflexible-bottom are placed between said pieces, that it is not necessaryto have the fabric or bottom squat-ed, as is ordinarily the case. Theflexible-bottom C, is then placed over the upper piece of the brace, inwhich position it will be iirmly held, by reason of the contact with theupper and lower edges of the said upper piece.

As shown in Fig. 3, of the drawings, the pieces A, and B, forming theside-rails ot' the bottom are provided with a number ot' holes ZJ,through which maybe passed the pivot-pin b', to secure them to thebrace-pieces c. We provide the pieces with a number of holes, so that ifafter long use, the flexible bottom should be stretched,so as to sag, itcan again be made taut by placing the pivot-pin in the outer holes inthe side-pieces, which will thereby lengthen the distance between thebraces or end-pieces.

The operation of our device, is simple and as follows: The pieces B, areplaced parallel with each other, and in an inverted position, as shownin Fig. 2,of the drawings, when the pieces A, having on their inner endsthe cam* projections E, may be united with the pieces B, by insertingthe projections in the sockets D, of the plates D, as shown by dottedlines in the last named figure, when by pressing the pieces A, down, thecam shapes of the groove D', and projections E, will act as a lever andwill cause the flexible bottom to be stretched tant, when the pieces A,are brought into alignment with the pieces B, after which the bottom maybe turned over to occupy the position shown in Fig. l, when they will bofirmly locked and will resist great weight. When it is desired to foldthe cot or bed-bottom for shipping or storage, the parts may bcseparated by raising the pieces A, and disengaging them from the piecesB, after which they may be turned to the transverse positions, indicatedin Fig. 3, of the drawings, when they may be rolled toward each otherand inwrapped by the flexible bottom forming a very small and com pactpackage, which is illustrated in Fig. 4, of the drawings.

From the foregoing it will be seen and readily understood that ourinvention is applicable to a bed-bottom, as well as a cot, and bysimplyomitting the supporting-legs and head and foot-boards, may beapplied to a bed-stead of the ordinary construction.

Having thus fully described our invention,

whatwe claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iis- 1. Ina folding-c0t or bed-bottoni the combination of the end-braces composedof tivo pieces placed one on the other, with the sectional side-railspivotally secured thereto, the plates D, having the cam-shaped socketssccured'to the innerendsot one pairot' the sections of the side-rails,the plates E', having the cam-shaped projections, and secured to theinner ends of the other pair of sections ofthe side-rails, and theflexible bottom over-lapping the upper pieces ofthe braces and havingits ends interposed between the pieces thereof, substantially asdescribed.

2. Inafoldiug-cot Orbed-bottom, the combination with the end-rails a,ofthe sections A, and B, of the side-rails pivotally secured thereto,the plates D, having the caxn-shaped sockets D', and shoulders d,secured to the sections A, the plates E', having the camshapedprojections E, and shoulder e, secured to the sections B, and theflexible bottom C, secured to the end-pieces or braces, substantially asdescribed.

DUSTAN A. PAGE. GEORGE Z. CRUZEN.

Witnesses:

CHAs. C. TILLMAN, E. A. DUGGAN.

